‘Metro Detroit’ star Dave Coulier reveals his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

COMMERCE TWP., Michigan FOX 2) – Dave Coulier — St. Clair Shores native, Full House’s Uncle Joey and good friend of FOX 2 — has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Coulier, a popular comedian and actor, rises to the challenge with his trademark humor and charm.

“Instead of waiting for my hair to fall out, I would take a preemptive strike and cut my hair,” Dave Coulier quipped.

Coulier recently told his story on a podcast called “Full House Rewind,” where he joked about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was first diagnosed in stage three — and the chemotherapy he’s currently receiving.

“It’s cancer,” said Kimberly Hart, senior consultant in radiation oncology at DMC Huron Valley Sinai Hospital.

FOX 2: “What is that?”

“It is a cancer that affects lymph nodes. I don’t know exactly where he is,” Hart said. “I read a description that he started with a lymph node in his groin. We have lymph nodes there, we have lymph nodes and our armpits, in the neck that he had enlargement in that area.”

She says watch out for the following symptoms.

“They’re called ‘B symptoms’ and include fever, night sweats – we’re talking bed-soaking night sweats, and weight loss of more than 10 percent,” Hart said.

She added that about 80,000 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma are diagnosed each year. But it is treatable through early detection.

“Often these present with a lump in the neck and a case of Dave Coulier, something in the grist, something that shouldn’t be there, that has popped up, should always be assessed,” she said.

“So if you can, I encourage you to get a mammogram, undergo screening, and see your doctor when you get the chance,” Coulier said. “And early detection can make all the difference in the world, and that goes for you too. So that means prostate exams, colonoscopies and all that stuff.”

And we at FOX 2 wish Dave Coulier all the best in his fight.